Hi guys
Devialet have been very kind to share some more info with me ahead of the official launch in the UK on 12/12. So here goes:
1) The new model is called "Original d'Atelier" followed by the issue number, for example 038/100... it is not a D900 as some have suggested (and I have therefore changed the title of the thread)
2) This is a limited edition, both amplifiers and remote are numbered and signed by Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel
3) Only 100 in total will be made
4) The units will ship in a wooden crate and will include cables made by AudioQuest: mains, coaxial and mini-jack
5) Power has been upped to 900Wrms into 6 Ohms, in dual mono mode, in stereo mode these amplifiers remain at 250Wrms. The online configurator will support this new product and will shortly go online.
6) The finish of the Original d'Atelier is totally unique and according to Devialet "absolutely magnificent" and has to be seen to be appreciated. It is quite different from the usual pink, white or yellow golds one sees at jewellers
. It is a copper gold finish. The chassis remains in solid aluminium.
7) The move to 900Wrms is justified since according to Devialet "one can never have enough power in audio". This additional power is there to improve the music. Devialet have created a brand new class D amp which is much more efficient at converting energy. The contact surface between class D board and case has been doubled, this is how is it able to support higher energy levels without changing the case.
8) The class A amplifier has been tweaked but is essentially the same hardware. The same goes for the SMPS.
9) A brand new much more powerful PEM has been fitted
10) The price in euros is 29,900
11) A reviewer in Hong Kong, the first to hear the Original d'Atelier, is reported to have been stupefied by the level of its performance... the Original d'Atelier is now his new hi-fi reference.
Here is a screenshot of the new display when the unit is in standby:
Guillaume
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